Key Topics

• ESG Fundamentals and Real Estate Context
• ESG Drivers in Malaysia's Real Estate Market
• ESG Issues That Matter in Property
• ESG in Real Estate Client Conversations
• Responsible ESG Communication and Greenwashing Awareness
• ESG Foundation Toolkit and Action Plan

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Explain ESG in the context of real estate practice using practical business language.
• Identify common ESG-related property issues across office, retail, industrial, residential strata and commercial assets.
• Recognise how ESG may influence landlord, tenant, buyer, investor and corporate client conversations.
• Ask basic ESG-related questions during property inspection, listing, leasing or client engagement.
• Communicate ESG-related property features responsibly, avoid misleading claims and use basic checklists to support practical next steps.

Who Will Benefit

• Agency principals, managing directors and team leaders who want a practical ESG foundation for their teams.
• REA / REN and sales or leasing practitioners who need to understand how ESG may affect property and client conversations.
• Commercial and industrial agents who advise landlords, occupiers and corporate clients.
• Valuers and valuation executives seeking foundation exposure to ESG-related property issues.
• Property managers, building operations teams, developers, asset owners and corporate real estate or facilities teams.

Speaker - Amanda Yeo

Yeo Yan Yin @ Amanda is a freelance sustainability consultant and trainer with expertise in public policy and ESG. She is the Co-Founder & CEO at Brighten Sphere Consultancy PLT. She began her career as Senior Private Secretary to two Sabah state ministers (2018–2020) and later joined EMIR Research, a Malaysian think tank, before transitioning to ESG in 2023. As Event Director at ESG Malaysia, Amanda has organised numerous impactful ESG awareness events on topics such as carbon accounting and ESG reporting, collaborating with organisations like Reskills, Eco-Business, and Control Union. She empowers both Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Public Listed Companies (PLCs) across Malaysia to adopt ESG principles, working with industry leaders such as B. Braun Medical Industries and Sapura Secured Technologies. She is well-versed in tailoring content for diverse industries, including manufacturing and logistics, earning positive responses from her audience. Amanda holds an MSc in International Relations from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and a BSc in Economics and Finance from the University of London.